South Milwaukee, WI's night sky, measured from orbit

South Milwaukee's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 75.2% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far South Milwaukee is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Oak Creek, WI, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Oak Creek, WI is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How South Milwaukee compares nationally

South Milwaukee, WI has a population of about 20,233, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. South Milwaukee places 2,399 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.